US Air Force Combat Controller with MK 11 MOD 0 Sniper Rifle
An Air Force Combat Controller armed with a MK 11 MOD 0 Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle. The Mk 11 Mod 0 is a medium caliber sniper rifle used by U.S. Special Operations Command chambered to fire the 7.62 x 51 mm cartridge. The MK 11 MOD 0 delivers long range precision rapid fire that enables execution of operational missions not possible using bolt operated sniper rifles. The MK 11 MOD 0 integrates an optimized quick attach/detach sound suppressor to aid with reducing weapon firing signature. Air Force Special Operations Command's Combat Control Teams, or CCT, are Battlefield Airmen assigned to special tactics squadrons. The CCT mission is to deploy undetected into combat and hostile environments to establish assault zones or airfields, while simultaneously conducting air traffic control, fire support, command and control, direct action, counter-terrorism, foreign internal defense, humanitarian assistance and special reconnaissance.
This photograph appeared in the February 2008 issue of Combat & Survival Magazine published in the UK.
US Air Force Combat Controller with MK 11 MOD 0 Sniper Rifle
An Air Force Combat Controller armed with a MK 11 MOD 0 Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle. The Mk 11 Mod 0 is a medium caliber sniper rifle used by U.S. Special Operations Command chambered to fire the 7.62 x 51 mm cartridge. The MK 11 MOD 0 delivers long range precision rapid fire that enables execution of operational missions not possible using bolt operated sniper rifles. The MK 11 MOD 0 integrates an optimized quick attach/detach sound suppressor to aid with reducing weapon firing signature. Air Force Special Operations Command's Combat Control Teams, or CCT, are Battlefield Airmen assigned to special tactics squadrons. The CCT mission is to deploy undetected into combat and hostile environments to establish assault zones or airfields, while simultaneously conducting air traffic control, fire support, command and control, direct action, counter-terrorism, foreign internal defense, humanitarian assistance and special reconnaissance.
This photograph appeared in the February 2008 issue of Combat & Survival Magazine published in the UK.